Lázaro Salazar

Lázaro Salazar
Outfielder / First baseman / Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1912-02-04)February 4, 1912
Havana, Cuba
Died: April 25, 1957(1957-04-25) (aged 45)
Mexico City, Mexico
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro leagues debut
1930, for the Cuban Stars (West)
Last Negro leagues appearance
1936, for the New York Cubans
Negro National League I, East–West League & Negro National League II statistics
Batting average.303
Hits161
Home runs9
Runs batted in72
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1958

Lázaro Salazar Vázquez (February 4, 1912 – April 25, 1957) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder, first baseman, pitcher, and manager in the Negro leagues, playing four major league seasons with the Western Cuban Stars (1930), Pollock's Cuban Stars (1932), and the New York Cubans (1935–1936). He also spent much of his career outside the United States, playing and managing in Mexico and Venezuela.